Inventory/ Understanding Stock Item Costing

Inventory/ Understanding Stock Item Costing

How Is Stock Item Costing Calculated?

The system uses Weighted Average Cost as the method of calculating Ending Inventory cost. It takes Cost of Goods (Stock Items) available for Sales and divides it by the total quantities of the goods. This gives a Weighted Average Cost per Unit.

Purchasing 1st Batch Of Printer At $180


Info
Location
Purchase> Supplier Invoice
Info
Action
> Click PURCHASES activity
> Click SUPPLIER INVOICE module
> Click NEW
> VENDOR select (or create)
> In-Time Supplier Pte Ltd
Details:
> ITEM select HP Printer
> QTY enter 10
> UNIT PRICE enter 180
> TOTAL check for 1,962
> Click ADD
$1962 is after GST.

Check If Unit Printer Cost Is $180

Info
Location
Report>Inventory> Stock
Info
Action
> Click REPORT activity
> Click INVENTORY
> Click STOCK module
> Click REFRESH
> UNIT COST check for 180
COST check for 1,800

Purchasing 2nd Batch Of Printer At $210

Info
Location
Purchase> Supplier Invoice
Info
Action
Click NEW
> VENDOR select (or create)
In-Time Supplier Pte Ltd
Details:
> ITEM select HP Printer
> QTY enter 5
> UNIT PRICE enter 210
> TOTAL check for 1,144.50
> Click ADD

Check If Unit Printer Cost Is $190


Info
Location
Report> Inventory> Stock
Info
Action
> Click REFRESH
> UNIT COST check for 190
> COST check for 2,850 10sets @ $180 = $1,800
5sets @ $210 = $1,050 Weighted Average Cost (WAC)
= ($1,800 + $1,050) / (10sets +5sets) = $2,850 / 15 = $190

Different Cost Allocated When Selling Of Stock Item At Different Period


Info
Location
Sales> Invoice
Info
Action
Select the same Invoice
> Click EDIT
> Click GL
> ACCOUNT check for
Cost of Goods Sold is 950 Cost of Goods Sold @ $190 x 5 = $950
> Close General Ledger module
> Click UNDO for Invoice

Selling 5 Sets Of Printer In Period 1


Info
Location
Purchase> Supplier Invoice
Info
Action
> Click PURCHASES activity
> Click SUPPLIER INVOICE module
> Click NEW
> VENDOR select (or create)
In-Time Supplier Pte Ltd
Details:
ITEM select HP Printer
> QTY enter 5
> UNIT PRICE enter 205
> TOTAL check for 1,117.25
Click ADD

Buying 5 Sets Of Printer At $195

Info
Location
Report> Stock
Info
Action
> Click REFRESH
> UNIT COST check for 195
> COST check for 2,925
10sets @ $190 = $1,900
5sets @ $205 = $1,025 WAC = ($1,900 + $1,025) / (10sets +5sets)
= $2925 / 15 = $195

Selling 5 Sets Of Printer In Period 2


Info
Location
Sales> Invoice
Info
Action
> Click SALES activity
> Click INVOICE module
> Select the previous invoice
> Click DUPLICATE
> TOTAL check for 1,605
Click ADD




Info
Location
Sales> Invoice
Info
Action
> Select the same Invoice
> Click EDIT
> Click GL
> ACCOUNT check for Cost of Goods Sold is $975
> Close General Ledger module
> Click UNDO for Invoice




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